It’s been over seven months now since Eddie Yagin was forced to pull out from a bout with Dennis Siver due to a frightening head injury, and not only is the vet eager to fight,… Read More

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Yagin (photo via Twitter @EddieYaginMMA)

By Kelsey Mowatt

It’s been over seven months now since Eddie Yagin was forced to pull out from a bout with Dennis Siver due to a frightening head injury, and not only is the vet eager to fight, he believes a more powerful featherweight will make his return.

“Every day goes by I’m getting more antsy each day,” the 34 year-old fighter relayed on a recent episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio. “For some reason, after my injury I don’t know why…I feel like I hit harder and I feel stronger than before. I can’t wait to get back in there.”

Yagin was scheduled to fight Siver at UFC on FOX 5 on December 8th, but a few weeks before the fight, the featherweight was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma. Yagin was told that it would take approximately six months to recover from the head injury, and now that he’s feeling better, he’s hoping to fight before the year is up.

“Right now we’re in the process of just getting my license reinstated,” said Yagin, who also relayed that he’s relocated to Las Vegas, after residing in California and Hawaii before that. “Right now I’m just being patient and sitting on the sidelines and just waiting for the right time to come back in. Everything should come out as I expect it and hopefully I can get in at least one fight this year. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

Yagin (photo via UFC.com)

“Hopefully before winter, being realistic,” added Yagin. “Maybe the fall, right after summer.”

Yagin hasn’t fought since last April now, when at UFC 145, he battled his way to a split decision win over Mark Hominick, who at the time was one of the promotion’s top featherweights. As a result of the memorable and pivotal win, Yagin was booked to fight the highly regarded Siver (who is currently ranked 6th in the division). As a result, the “Filipino Phenom” is hoping to jump right back in the deep end of the division’s talent pool when he returns.

“Honestly, I just want the top guys,” Yagin noted. “Whoever they throw me in with I want him to be at the top, not just a rookie in the UFC, I want him to be one of the best guys in the world.”

While there’s no question that Yagin went through a frightening setback that no fighter would want to endure, there’s also been some positive experiences for the vet. In addition to the outpouring of support Yagin received after his injury was disclosed, he was able to return to his native Hawaii, and reconnect with certain members of his family.

“It has helped me,” said Yagin, who has been competing professionally since 2000. “Going back to Hawaii, it helped alot with my recovery, the love and support from everybody. A lot of my family members don’t realize that I’m the same guy before I was fighting, so when I went out there I think they realized I’m still the same humble person that I was back in the day. I didn’t change because of my UFC status.”

The latest addition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features segments with UFC veterans Seth Baczynski and Edddie Yagin.

Baczynski continues to prepare for his UFC 162 tilt with welterweight Brian Melancon, after Mike Pierce ended his six… Read More

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Baczynski (photo credit: Rod Mar / ESPN.com)

By FCF Staff

The latest addition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features segments with UFC veterans Seth Baczynski and Edddie Yagin.

Baczynski continues to prepare for his UFC 162 tilt with welterweight Brian Melancon, after Mike Pierce ended his six fight winning streak at UFC on FX 6, by handing him a unanimous decision loss.

Yagin, meanwhile, is preparing to make his Octagon return hopefully sometime this fall, after a serious head injury prevented him from fighting Dennis Siver at UFC on F0X 5 last December. The powerful featherweight hasn’t fought since April, 2012, when he earned a split decision win over former contender Mark Hominick.

After being pulled from a scheduled bout with Dennis Siver last December, and having not fought since last April, Eddie Yagin believes his long road back to the Octagon is coming to an end.

Yagin was hospitalized last November as a result of a subdural hematoma he suffered, and has prevented him from fighting ever since. The 34 year-old vet informed Full Contact Fighter today that his recovery is on track and that he’s begun the process of getting licensed and medically cleared to fight again.

“Right now we’re in the process of just getting my license reinstated,” said Yagin. “Right now I’m just being patient and sitting on the sidelines and just waiting for the right time to come back in. Everything should come out as I expect it and hopefully I can get in at least one fight this year. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

Yagin added that he’s hoping to fight “right after summer” if possible, and that he would like to take on “one of the best guys in the world.”

In the featherweight’s last outing at UFC 145 in April, 2012, he worked his way to a split decision win over Mark Hominick, in what was one of the year’s top fights.

]]>http://fcfighter.com/post/ufc-vet-eddie-yagin-preparing-for-return-hoping-for-at-least-one-fight-this-year/feed0Full Contact Fighter Radio: Eddie Yagin, Tarec Saffiedine and FCF’s Brendan Leierhttp://fcfighter.com/post/full-contact-fighter-radio-eddie-yagin-tarec-saffiedine-and-fcfs-brendan-leier
http://fcfighter.com/post/full-contact-fighter-radio-eddie-yagin-tarec-saffiedine-and-fcfs-brendan-leier#commentsWed, 07 Nov 2012 18:54:46 +0000adminhttp://fcfighter.com/?p=18870This November 7th edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Strikeforce welterweight Tarec Saffiedine and UFC featherweight, Eddie Yagin, who is fighting Dennis Siver on December 8th. Rounding out the show is a talk with FCF Radio co-host… Read More]]>This November 7th edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Strikeforce welterweight Tarec Saffiedine and UFC featherweight, Eddie Yagin, who is fighting Dennis Siver on December 8th. Rounding out the show is a talk with FCF Radio co-host Brendan Leier, who discusses the WSOF, Nick Diaz and this weekend’s UFC: Franklin vs. Le card.